Corporal punishment in U.S. public schools : legal precedents, current practices, and future policy / Elizabeth T. Gershoff, Kelly M. Purtell, Igor Holas.

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This brief reviews the past, present, and future use of school corporal punishment in the United States, a practice that remains legal in 19 states as it is constitutionally permitted according to the U.S. Supreme Court. As a result of school corporal punishment, nearly 200,000 children are paddled...

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Main Authors: Gershoff, Elizabeth T. (Author)
Purtell, Kelly M. (Author)
Holas, Igor (Author)
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer, [2015]
Series:SpringerBriefs in psychology. Advances in child and family policy and practice.
Subjects:
School discipline > United States.
Corporal punishment > United States.
School discipline > Law and legislation > United States.
Physical Description:xxiii, 109 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
Format: Book

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